PMI has three types of standards 1- Foundational Standards, 2- Practice Standards, and 3- Extensions. PMI conducts exam for 8 credentials PMP, CAPM, PgMP, PfMP, PMI-SP, PMI-RMP, PMI-ACP, PMI-PBA. How these 14 standards of PMI are used for different PMI credential exams are mentioned in the table below.
| Sno | Standard | Certificate/Credentials |
|---|---|---|
| Foundational Standards | ||
| 1 | A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide)—Fifth Edition | PMP, CAPM |
| 2 | The Standard for Program Management—Third Edition | PgMP |
| 3 | Organizational Project Management Maturity Model (OPM3®)—Second Edition | OPM3 |
| 4 | The Standard for Portfolio Management—Third Edition | PfMP |
| Practice Standard and Frameworks | ||
| Practice standards describe the use of a tool, technique or process identified in the PMBOK® Guide or other foundational standards. | ||
| 5 | Practice Standard for Project Risk Management | PMI-RMP |
| 6 | Practice Standard for Earned Value Management—Second Edition | |
| 7 | Practice Standard for Project Configuration Management | |
| 8 | Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures—Second Edition | |
| 9 | Practice Standard for Scheduling—Second Edition | PMI-SP |
| 10 | Practice Standard for Project Estimating | |
| 11 | Project Manager Competency Development Framework—Second Edition | |
| PMI Standard Extension | ||
| 12 | Construction Extension to the PMBOK® Guide—Third Edition | |
| 13 | Government Extension to the PMBOK® Guide—Third Edition | |
| 14 | Software Extension To The PMBOK® Guide (2013) | |
| Misc | ||
| 15 | 11 Books Recommended by PMI for PMI-ACP Exam | PMI-ACP |
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